List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Mauritius

Speaker of the National Assembly of Mauritius is the presiding officer in the National Assembly. The speaker is elected by the members of the National Assembly and he or she does not have to be a member of the National Assembly.[1]

Below is a list of Speakers of the National Assembly (until 1992 the Legislative Assembly) of Mauritius:

Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Sir Robert Stanley	26 February 1957	21 March 1960	Stanley was the first speaker[2]
Sir Harilal Vaghjee	22 March 1960	25 May 1979	Vaghjee was the first Mauritian speaker[2]
Sir Ramesh Jeewoolall	5 June 1979	17 June 1982	[2]
Alan Ganoo	18 June 1982	4 September 1983	[2]
Ajay Daby	15 September 1983	4 December 1990	[2]
Iswardeo Seetaram	4 December 1990	11 January 1996	[2]
Alan Ganoo	12 January 1996	17 January 1996	[2]
Sir Ramesh Jeewoolall	23 January 1996	2 October 2000	[2]
Premnath Ramnah	3 October 2000	27 April 2005	[2]
Kailash Purryag	12 July 2005	23 July 2012	[2]
Razack Peeroo	24 July 2012	8 November 2014	[2]
Maya Hanoomanjee	22 December 2014	21 November 2019	[2]
Sooroojdev Phokeer	21 November 2019	Incumbent	[1]

References

1. http://mauritiusassembly.govmu.org/English/AboutUs/roles/Pages/The-Speaker.aspx
2. "National Assembly - Former Speakers". National Assembly of Mauritius. 11 January 2019.